Latin Name in Botany           Panax quinquefolium L.

Family                                      Araliaceae

Genus                                      Panax

The Used Part                         Root

Introduction

Panax quinquefolius, commonly known as American Ginseng and often by its Chinese name Huaqishen, is a kind of perennial herbs, belonging to araliaceae. American Ginseng is widespread in the USA,Canadaand otherNorth Americacountries. It is a superior helth food good for all the people with its characteristic-nutritious without inducing dryness-fire. It can reinforces Qi; nourishes the blood, Yin and kidney; strengthens the spleen and stomach; slows the ageing process and is good to skin. Morden medicine has proved that American Ginseng has the actions of anti-fatigues, anti-aging, anti-shock; improving mental vitality & memory; regulating incretion; strengthening immunity & cardiovascular system.

Character

Brown yellow or light yellow powder, very bitter

Available Specification

Ginsenosides > 20%HPLC ( Ginsenoside Rb₁ > 8% )

Ginsenosides > 30%HPLC ( Ginsenoside Rb₁ > 10% )

Ginsenosides > 60%HPLC ( Ginsenoside Rb₁ > 23% )

Polysaccharides > 15%HPLC ( D-Galacturonic acid )

Pharmacological function

1. For the central nervous system: calming, promoting nerve growing, anti-convulsion & labor pains; anti-febrile.

2. For the cardiovascular system: anti- cardiac arrythmia & ischemia myocardial.

3. For the blood system: anti-hemolysis; stopping bleeding; bringing down blood coagulability; restraining blood platelets clotting; regulating blood-fat; anti- atherosclerosis; bringing down blood sugar.

4. For the modulation: anti-fatigues; anti- oxygen & blood deficit; anti-shock; anti-thirst.

5. For immunity system: improving achroacyte conversion; inducing immune factor growing; strengthening immunity.

6. For the incretion system: inducing serum proteins, bone marrow proteins, organ proteins, brain proteins, fat, stem cells proteins synthesis; inducing fat and sugar metabolism.

7. For the urinary system: antidiuresis.

Dosage

Recommended dosage: 0.5g-1g 20% panaxoside standardized American Ginseng extracts.

Safety

Actually innocuity. Micronucleus test and spermatozoon test both proved that American Ginseng dose not spoil chromosome of the mouse, neither no deformation effection to the generative cells of the mouse.

Applications

Pharmaceutical raw materials

Food and Drink for health care